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Title: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: System on July 31, 2002, 06:58:56 AM
Larry Anderson has been kind enough to provide the world a show report (http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/) from the recent AmiWest 2002 (http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/) fair in Sacramento, CA/USA. The report comes complete with photos (including the Amiga Limousine (http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/limo.jpg)).
 
Although the report focuses on the Commodore One (http://www.commodoreone.com/) computer system, it should still be of interest to any avid Amiga user. Report author Anderson is a well known name in the Commodore 64/128 community, as well as a frequent poster to the comp.sys.cbm (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=comp.sys.cbm&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=sv) USENET newsgroup.


Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: GadgetMaster on July 31, 2002, 07:23:32 AM
Server not found ?!!
Title: Re: Where?
Post by: System on July 31, 2002, 07:55:19 AM
Here is the real link to the show report: http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/ (http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/), and the link to the Amiga limo: http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/limo.jpg (http://www.portcommodore.com/amiwest/limo.jpg)
(Real men read the Amiga news on ANN ;-))
Title: Re: Where?
Post by: redrumloa on July 31, 2002, 08:26:37 AM
Maybe I'll have my C=One before I have my AmigaOne :-x
Title: Re: Where?
Post by: yssing on July 31, 2002, 08:42:59 AM
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Maybe I'll have my C=One before I have my AmigaOne


That woul be terrible, but I think it is the scenario we can expect.

I think the C=1 project seems like a good alternative for microsystems instead of eg the Siemens 80c535 system.. And the C=1 can do a lot. really cool :-)
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: jahc on July 31, 2002, 10:49:33 AM
I hate to sound negative, but this show report doesnt mention anything about Amigas.. except for a german magazine, the amiga limo, the boing levitator, etc.. werent any amiga companies there?
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: WarPiper on July 31, 2002, 04:26:29 PM
Oh man, oh no, this is rich, haha, tell me I didnt just see a suped up c64!  Will some one please tell me what the use of this hardware is for, as I refuse to think that any one would waste their money on this hack job.  Whats next, making a Coleco Adam run on a AMD XP2200, oh waite, no its making a Atari 400 with a AGP slot
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: AmiNTT on July 31, 2002, 05:04:28 PM
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Poster: jahc Date: 2002/7/31 3:49:33

I hate to sound negative, but this show report doesnt mention anything about Amigas.. except for a german magazine, the amiga limo, the boing levitator, etc.. werent any amiga companies there?


It does have pictures of a female red-headed hardware engineer though.  

Perhaps the author thought that was more important to document than any announcements regarding Amiga?  ;-)
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: GadgetMaster on July 31, 2002, 07:10:12 PM
@ WarPiper

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Oh man, oh no, this is rich, haha, tell me I didnt just see a suped up c64! Will some one please tell me what the use of this hardware is for, as I refuse to think that any one would waste their money on this hack job. Whats next, making a Coleco Adam run on a AMD XP2200, oh waite, no its making a Atari 400 with a AGP slot


Its a hobbyists computer not something that is for the mainstream.

Some people say such things about the Amiga, so I would expect you to be little more understanding.
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on July 31, 2002, 07:32:04 PM
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Oh man, oh no, this is rich, haha, tell me I didnt just see a suped up c64!


Yes you did and it is quite cool!

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Will some one please tell me what the use of this hardware is for, as I refuse to think that any one would waste their money on this hack job.


Hack job? Waste money? For your information that was a beta board and it is NO hack job. The final board will be produced by Individual Comuters(Amiga hardware producer), will include tons of new features(like IDE), atx form factor and is targetting $200 for retail. If you actually did your homework you'd see this "hack job" is actually more powerfull overall than an A500/600/1000/2000 and probably A1200 out of the box. Damn cheap for a hobbiest computer!

Listen, the C64 is the #1 selling computer of all time. To this day the C64 has a cult following arguably bigger than the core group of Amigans in our community. It has a monthly glossy magazine in multiple languages with worldwide distribution. In alot of ways the C64 community is far healthier than the Amiga community.

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Whats next, making a Coleco Adam run on a AMD XP2200, oh waite, no its making a Atari 400 with a AGP slot


Listen to yourself! That sounds foolish. People outside the Amiga community usually would readily ridicule YOU for having an interest in the Amiga. Think about it. They are not making the CommodoreOne hoping to go back into the mainstream, they are making it for the hobbiest to have a cool toy to play with. Up until the CommodoreOne, C128/64 users had to pay mindnumbing prices top upgrade their computers. A 20Mhz accelerator cost ~$350. A HD controller cost $500+! Compare that to what this is offering.
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on July 31, 2002, 07:35:26 PM
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People outside the Amiga community usually would readily ridicule YOU for having an interest in the Amiga.


Now that I think about it peoplesupposedly INSIDE the Amiga community ridicule you for using an Amiga. Pretty sad.
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Coder on July 31, 2002, 07:37:56 PM
The C=1 looks like a great thing. I would love it to give it a try. And the price is ok too.

Coder
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on July 31, 2002, 07:41:07 PM
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The C=1 looks like a great thing. I would love it to give it a try. And the price is ok too.


And it's made by women!!!
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Kronos on July 31, 2002, 10:38:47 PM
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And it's made by women!!!


Yeah and really cute ones (atleast 1 of them), but ......

 :-x  :-x
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Coder on August 01, 2002, 02:45:05 PM
@Kronos

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Yeah and really cute ones (atleast 1 of them), but ......


But?

Coder
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Herewegoagain on August 01, 2002, 07:14:24 PM
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But?


Ummmm... I think he's saying Jeri has a cute butt? :-P
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on August 01, 2002, 07:30:35 PM
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Yeah and really cute ones (atleast 1 of them), but ......


They're both kind of cute, or at least I would think so if I was single;-)
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Kronos on August 01, 2002, 11:02:12 PM
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Ummmm... I think he's saying Jeri has a cute butt?


Don't know (the only pictures I know were showing the other side).

No the prob is that she has allready a partner, and she's cute too  ;-)
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Coder on August 02, 2002, 01:31:26 AM
C'mon people, we should admire them for their smartness. Not only talking about how they look. Look at that great machine called Commodore One.

Coder
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on August 02, 2002, 01:47:28 AM
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C'mon people, we should admire them for their smartness. Not only talking about how they look.



LOL! I was only responding to Kronos:-P Definately smart, I'll say that! I
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on August 02, 2002, 02:06:15 AM
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No the prob is that she has allready a partner, and she's cute too


Umm why would that be a problem?
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Coder on August 02, 2002, 02:09:57 AM
We are gentlemen Red. We do not steal other peoples partners and we sure do not cheat. :-)

Coder
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on August 02, 2002, 02:21:55 AM
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We are gentlemen Red. We do not steal other peoples partners and we sure do not cheat.


/me jumps out a window screaming!

Coder Coder Coder what am I going to do with you? Did you REALLY think that is what I meant? Sigh this is crazy!

They are 2 pleasant, intelligent, attractive women, nowhere did I say or imply anything else...yeeeesh. I have 4 kids, my eyes don't know how to wander:-P

get your head out of the gutter :-o
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Kronos on August 02, 2002, 10:56:44 AM
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Umm why would that be a problem?


Did you not understand what was meant with "she's cute too", or are
you dreaming of a situation like in Type O Negativs biggest hit ?

(That was my last hint, and if you fail to understand that it only prooves
that you are the result of the "poor american education-system (tm)"  :-D  )
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: redrumloa on August 02, 2002, 11:37:51 AM
Yeeesh.. (http://plauder-smilies.com/splat.gif)
Title: Re: AmiWest 2002 Show Report!
Post by: Coder on August 02, 2002, 03:14:51 PM
@Red

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Coder Coder Coder what am I going to do with you? Did you REALLY think that is what I meant? Sigh this is crazy!


Like I said we both are gentlemen! :-)

Coder